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The Ravens didn't use the franchise or transition tag on offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, according to sources.

Former Baltimore Colts sales executive Bob Leffler founded The Leffler Agency 30 years ago after the NFL team left town and its since grown into a leading sports marketing agency.

The significance of Missouri defensive end and NFL draft prospect Michael Sam's ground-breaking announcement that he's gay immediately struck a chord with former Ravens linebacker and special-teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo.

Two years ago, Pittsburgh Steelers' running backs coach Kirby Wilson was fighting for his life after he was caught in a house fire. Today, he'll interview for the Ravens' offensive coordinator job.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh has identified four prospective offensive coordinator candidates: Jim Hostler, Kyle Shanahan, Scott Linehan and Kirby Wilson.

With the Ravens sending another large delegation of executives, coaches and scouts to Mobile, Ala., to attend a week of practice beginning Monday, their concentration on the Senior Bowl isn't an aberration.

Former Pro Bowl receiver Keenan McCardell joining Terps' football staff. Defensive coordinator Brian Stewart gets new extension.

Exploring the potential return of Maryland running back Wes Brown next season and his impact on the team, plus the Terps' basketball team's nonconference schedule and the recruiting fallout from Bill O'Brien's departure from Penn State.

Ravens assistant offensive line coach Todd Washington has declined a lucrative offer to become the SC offensive line coaching job under new Trojans coach Steve Sarkisian, according to sources

Now that the Ravens' season is over following a 34-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, their next competitive act will be conducting a coin flip against the Dallas Cowboys at the annual NFL scouting combine.

Given a day to reflect on having kicker Justin Tucker attempt a field goal in the fourth quarter Sunday rather than going for it on fourth down, Ravens coach John Harbaugh expressed regret about the decision. Tucker wound up missing the 37-yard try wide left with the Ravens trailing 20-0 in the fourth quarter of the New England Patriots' 41-7 blowout win at M&T Bank Stadium. Instead of attempting a fourth fourth-down attempt after failing on the three previous tries, the Ravens went for the field goal. "If I had to do that one again, I would've gone for that," Harbaugh said Monday during his weekly press conference. "I would've gone for that one, too. I would've gone for all four. So looking back on it, the situation in the game, we had just gone for the one previous to that that was on the 4-yard line with the flip-and-go.

Baltimore Sun reporter Matt Vensel highlights five stats that really mean something for the Ravens this week.

The Ravens have placed former University of Maryland tight end Matt Furstenburg on the practice squad injured reserve list, signing tight end Nathan Overbay to the practice squad to replace him. The nature of his injury wasn't immediately known.

It took time for Jimmy Smith to put it all together after the Ravens drafted him 27th overall that year, but in his third NFL season, he has grown into a cornerback they can trust.

Ravens assistant offensive line coach Todd Washington has been offered the USC offensive line coaching job by new Trojans coach Steve Sarkisian, according to a source. No decision has been made yet on whether Washington will accept the offer, per the source.

As snow fell during the Ravens' game at M&T Bank Stadium for the first time since the team arrived in 1996, coach John Harbaugh wondered if there were any weather conditions his team hadn't faced yet.

However, coach John Harbaugh doesn't view replacing struggling starting running back Ray Rice with Bernard Pierce as one of those potential fixes.

Almost halfway through the season, the Ravens' rookie class has shown incremental signs of progress.

The New England Patriots have signed former Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams to a one-year contract, according to a league source

Wide receivers Kamar Aiken, Dan Buckner, Charles Hawkins and Quentin Sims and quarterbacks James Vandenberg and Nick Stephens worked out for the Ravens. But the team didn't sign any of the players.

There was a time when Heinz Field was the Ravens' house of horrors, but those days are over, and the Ravens clearly relish the challenge of going there and facing the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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The Gradkowski family has produced a pair of NFL players in Bruce, 30, a quarterback for the Steelers, and Gino, 24, the starting center for the Ravens. When two of the NFL's biggest rivals duke it out Sunday at Heinz Field, this Pittsburgh home will not be a house divided.

Ravens starting weak-side inside linebacker Josh Bynes has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an infected finger that required surgery.

They could have been referring to first quarters or first downs and both would have been applicable. Success early in games and early on drives remains elusive for the Ravens and coach John Harbaugh and his staff has apparently tired of watching the same thing play out every week.

Geroy Simon of the Saskatchewan Roughriders can break Ben Cahoon's record for career Canadian Football League receptions Sunday against the Montreal Alouettes.

Ravens wide receiver Deonte Thompson sprained his left foot during the first preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He's been sidelined ever since, missing the remainder of the preseason and the Ravnes' 49-27 loss to the Denver Broncos to open the regular season.

Veteran linebacker, who signed as free agent, has milder personality than former Raven

Former Maryland and Poly wide receiver LaQuan Williams has been removed from the Ravens' injured reserve list as the team brokered an injury settlement with him.

However, to some outside the organization, there remains a lingering question about how the Ravens will react on the field when things inevitably go wrong, when momentum shifts away and motivation is needed. That's where Lewis and Reed did some of their best work over the years.

Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams sustained a strained hamstring Thursday night against the St. Louis Rams during a 24-21 preseason finale loss.